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The example is mine.

A message to my fitness instructor. (I have some prepaid sessions in my account.)

Hello. I'm afraid I need to skip our appointment due to unforeseen circumstances. I'm aware that since today's session has been canceled on such short notice, it will be charged in the system. See you Monday.

Should I use "it will be charged to my account" or just "it will be charged", or maybe in the active voice "the system will charge it" or "the system will charge it to my account"?

Oxford Dictionary offers these patterns, but I'm not sure I understand number 2:

1. charge something to something They charge the calls to their credit-card account.
2. (North American English) charge something Don't worry. I'll charge it (= pay by credit card).
3. charge something against something Research and development expenditure is charged against profits in the year it is incurred.

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    ....I will be charged for it. And you could say "do understand" to make clear that you're not requesting a change to that policy, Commented Jun 25 at 14:37
  • You can also say "I understand I will not receive a refund". Commented Jun 25 at 16:20
  • That's amazing, @Barmar, but your comment doesn't really answer my question. Commented Jun 25 at 16:37
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    There seem to be two questions -- how should you say it, and what does definition 2 mean? Commented Jun 25 at 16:45
  • Yes, @Barmar, but "I understand I will not receive a refund" is a completely different story. Commented Jun 25 at 16:58

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I would say "I will still be charged for it" - no need to mention the account or the system.

I think the word "still" is important, meaning "I understand that the charge won't be refunded even though I'm not getting the lesson".

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Hello. I'm afraid I need to skip our appointment due to unforeseen circumstances. I'm aware that since today's session has been canceled on such short notice, _______________. See you Monday.

These all work:

  • you will charge me for it
  • the system will charge me for it
  • I will be charged for it
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  • why doesn't "it will be charged to my account" work? Commented Jun 25 at 20:53
  • That works as well. There are many ways to say it. But "charged in the system" is not a common way. Commented Jun 26 at 14:12

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